Army starts 600 km cycle expedition in Gujarat

Ahmedabad

As part of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Golden Katar Artillery Brigade of the Indian Army located at Dhrangadhra in Surendranagar district of Gujarat, Brigadier SS Bakshi, Sena Medal, flagged off a 600 km long cycling expedition to Khavda in Kutch district.

Defense spokesperson Wing Commander Abhishek Matiman today said the 12 day expedition to culminate at Khavda on August 12 was to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the brigade which was raised there in 1965.

‘The expedition team is being led by Captain Alok Kumar Singh and consists of twenty Army personnel. During the expedition the team will cover about 600 Km traveling through Halvad, Malia and Bhuj to Khavda, The team would also be interacting with local persons enroute, Mr. Matiman said.

Earlier while addressing the team members at Dhrangadhra Brigadier Bakshi said that this kind of expedition will provide a common platform for Army and Civil personnel to work together and provide a chance to understand each others functioning. He also praised the team for its efforts and wished them all the very best for the expedition.

– DeshGujarat